[Chinese BL novel] Marry the hero after being dressed as cannon fodder / 穿成炮灰后嫁给男主

Title: Marry the hero after being dressed as cannon fodder / 穿成炮灰后嫁给男主

Author: 烟雨如蓑

Year of release: 2021

# of chapters: 98

Status: Complete

Tags: wearing the book, entertainment.

Story: Kuang Yi, a famous actor in his previous life who suffered from a big fire and had to retire. His love life ended with the tragedy too. He was left alone for several years in the hospital, had a severe sequale, but in the end opened his restaurant and learnt to cook to try and overcome and lead a calm life. That was before he wore the book. He was the same name Kuang Yi, wrongly held young master that was chased instantly after the true young master, Li Heng, got back with the family. Both switched positions. Kuang Yi didn't think much, he was just thinking that now he has this healthy body, free of scars, and he may as well return to his favotire profession, but he has to clear those notorious rumors first.

The ending sucked. In short to describe what happens in the novel, in original novel the owner died in a car accident, but instead Kuang Yi passed and broke his leg. News of his chasing Mu Chen, ML, graced the news for a long time and he was mocked for that and how he was wrongly held and now his status turned from young master to a pauper. Kuang Yi decided to return to entertainment, now he has new healthy body, but he was dropped by previous agent and new agent didn't bother about him, so Kuang Yi did things on his own. While this was happening Li Heng, the supposed protag, under the strong backing of his family investment composed a song under guidance that would be used in Mu Chen's new movie, they also bought him place at a concert of a famous singer.

All was well, but MC used his strategy to get hype and offered to be a back dancer. In the end he stole the spotlight, despite being interrupted by Li Heng's friend which sent him to the hospital with allergies. People saw him in a different light. Li Heng who lacked presence didn't even put a fight on a scene.

Next stop was auditioning for a male one, director was optimistic about it and insisted on using Kuang Yi, but when former mother heard and saw how Li Heng felt "uncomfortable", which is his only range of feelings. She blocked MC with investment and he was replaced. Instead MC was angry and went to the show Li Heng was part of to fight with strength, everyone thought they'd see jokes but MC did win against Li Heng and when he achieved his goal he retired with excuse of filming. 

This audition also had problems, since the female one was a gf to the second Kuang family son, and she always heard only bad things about Kuang Yi, so she made it seem like MC missed the audition and never appeared.

This time Kuang Yi was pissed and used his connection with Mu Chen, which came to the point where Mu Chen came often into contact with Kuang Yi and saw him changed and unknowingly fell in love, but was honest with himself to admit it. Although MC felt bad using it like that, but he wanted to put up a fight and actually won the opportunity and now that this director chose him, director's reputation was beyond for anyone being able to move him.

The female one didn't like Kuang Yi, but in the long run of filming she realized the other party's strength and calmed down a lot. Though they still bickered but with no true malice.

NOW. Why the ending sucks. In the original book both ML and Li Heng took the same-sex movie, Mu Chen did agree at first, but when he knew the second person was Li Heng he refused. By the time Mu Chen got two times into trouble because Kuang Yi asked him to stay away from Li Heng (he still remembered that he was left by the person in previous life where he spent ten years in relationship saw his partner leaving and found out he was actually married to a woman and it was not yesterday and not to mention he was afraid of the storyline and protag halo). But the scene where Mu Chen refuses is abruptly interrupted by few lines how in few years Kuang Yi earned best actor with the role he was filming and they announced their marriege during acceptance speech.

The story moves back to previous scene. And the last two chapters are basically shortened to Kuang Yi filming his part, after release they announced their relationship, Li Heng played the same-sex film with another actor, but always felt "uncomfortable" about it being Kuang Yi with Mu Chen. At the end it was a basic episode that Kuang Yi for the sake of getting a doll he wanted for Mu Chen unknowingly stole endoursment from Li Heng, Li Heng thought he was tragetted, but Kuang Yi explained it was all to make his bf happy. After that Li Heng broke up with the actor from his movie realizing he didn't like him. THAT WAS THE ENDING. It was so spread about him getting the role to filming. Like getting the role started around chapter 47, but at the ending they were still only partially filmed with several episodes and bam, ending. Plus that award scene was cut in so out of place. And never was brought up again. I wish it was more profound than that, but who am I to ask.

The background on the Kuang family was done partially well, it was emphasized that the mother never liked Kuang Yi before, among her four children, so I wouldn't wonder if original owner was the way he was. But at least the whole family is not this one-sided. Why I say partially, it's because the rumors original owner had about him were not that big of a deal. But the mother had to emphasize that ppl watched their family's jokes, as if they're the only famly in the shopping mall. And that's it, it felt no one from entertainment actually knows Kuang Yi, as if he never offended anyone actually, except our ML, Mu Chen. But those are just lace news how Kuang Yi honestly and openly chased him, sure status is different and the original owner did a stupid thing, but it didn't feel that big of a deal.

But when it comes to "protagonist" of the novel, Li Heng, he seems a bit flat. He only looks pitiful all day long, can't take shit when it comes to losing, always looks wronged which causes MC many struggles, because his new family, his mother to be precise, is eager to block her previous son everywhere. Many parts felt flat and repetitive with no progress, Li Heng was just hanging around with the always bullied face. It's a pity author didn't explore further how his return actually influenced the bad waves between children. It was explored only like in two scenes. I say flat because Li Heng never actually grew into anything except that boy who no one touched but he felt bullied.

The biggest plus I found in this entire novel was the fact that MC didn't get a huge start from the get-go, he had obstructions here and there in the face of his foremer mother who acted on the spot each time she saw Li Heng with the sad expression, I mean. It was okay actually, and could have been expanded, but did not.

In the story no one has become the cannon fodder or ended up badly, which was surprising. But I don't dislike it at all. Also how the youngest daughter of Kuang family who was brought up in few lines at the ending was finally able to accept that ot forcing his family to bring Kuang Yi back isn't inherently good. But I also wished there was more to it.

The second good part is that relationship between MC and ML although started on bad terms, but Mu Chen is not stingy when he felt that people changed and he was charmed, he also was honest with himself. The only bad waters they had was connected to Li Heng and that several times Mu Chen did things without consulting him, but Mu Chen chased his wife to the crematorium and saw too much of a cold shoulder and learnt his lesson later.

While the first part is easy on the read that ending just sent everything to the dumpster. I was buffled when I saw the ending and finally realized why people sent their "abrupt ending" messages under the novel. SO, don't be surprised is I say that the rating is for cutting the novel.

RATE: 2,5/5